The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-06
MARIETTA MATTERS.

Inc Deautiui snow, commenced fall
ing Wednesday morning, and thus the sun
ny, snowy South greets you
One Of the best resolutions you could
begin the new year with would be to pay a.
yon 60. There is money in it.
The elections are over and everybody
will breathe easier, except the defeated can
didates. Well al couldn be elected
Concord Jeans and Cassimeres at rock
bottom prices at Sessions, Handy & Co.
Nice pork and sausage at Stephens
Bros. every day Telephone "a
Cricket" OF MONDAY, must send us
his name if he wants his articles to appear.
Anonymous communication not published.
: -DIED Isaac Boring sor of Mr.. j. P.
Boring died on Thursday night last at
Woodstock.
Rev. Mr.. Rybuln filled his appointment
at the Methodist Church last Sunday morn
ing. He preached 6ne practical sermon.
w. II. Hollifeld and W. =. Simpson
were elected Bailiffs for the Marietta Dis
trict.
-Mr. W. l.. Cooper is slowly recovering
from the hurt he received by being struck
by a railroad engine.
Alec McAfee, we learn, ESCAPED from
the changing at Cedartown last week.
Three men were here looking for him last
Monday. - Canton Adcaace.
Go to Sessions, Handy & Co and get
one Of those nice library lamps.
There is room for everybody in this big
world. Friction comes through the fact that
too many want the front room.
The Stockholders of the Harwood Sem
mary are requested to pay their spbsorip-
tons in fall by the 18th inst
Rev W. D. Anderson's family left for
Athens last Friday Mr.. R. C. Irwin oc-
cupes Mr. Anderson house
The new heater for the fire engine has
been put up in the engine house, and under
the efficient supervision of NJ. W f. Gram
ling, it works lie a charm.
-MARRlED-On Dee 23d, by Rev w. W.
West at the residence of the brides father,
Mr.. A. Y. Moss, Mr. George Wilkes to Miss
Bette Moss, all of Middleton
Woodstock had four stores destroyed
by fire OH Monday night of last week; Dr.
w L. Deans drugs, j. 7. Daniels, H B.
Palmefs and w. II. Perkinsons.
WANTED. Will take set of books to
post at night and return same every
Answer J. c. Draughn at W. E.
store
--Ifyou want the best beef in Marietta
trade with Stephens Bros Telephone "a
Don't buy your Hats and Shoes until
you see Sessions, Handy & Cos.
Mr.. G. W. Cox, of Kennesaw, on one
horse farm. made last year, $500 worth of
cotton, 800 bushels of corn, so bushels of
patatoes and raised $40 pounds of pork.
Hard to beat
Misses Mamie L. Granting and Carrie
Sessions, students at Wesleyan Female Col
lege and Miss Ruth Dunwody, student at
Athens, spent the Christmas holidays at
home.
On the 18th of December, at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Rev. Geo T.
Gardner officiating, Mr. Thos. 0. Dunn, of
Puckett's Station, was united in marriage
to Miss Annie L. Weaver, of Lagrange, Ga
The adjourned term of Cobb Superior
Court was not convened last Monday, but
goes over TO the regular term in March
Judge Fain, who was to preside was detain-
ed at the bedside of his daughter who is al
the point of death.
The ball at the Whitlock House on the
evening Of the 28'h ult., surpassed all pre-
vious social events at that popular and
fashionable resort It was largely attended,
the music fine and the supper elegant and
sumptuous
DR. j. d. Malone, of Middleton, has To-
Gated in Marietta and tenders his profess
ional services to our citizens Office over
post office. He is fine physician and sur
geon and man of integrity and honor
See advertisement
Cities are of gradual growth, and those
built by ''booms' don't give confidence but
soon subside. Marietta has no particular
claim to boom, but she has steady and
substantial growth that gives confidence to
our people in their investments
Sessions, Handy Co. make special
ties of Syrups, Pure Leaf Lard, Hams and
Sugars.
Moral courage is more worth having
than physical not only because it is u high
er virtue, but because the demand for it is
more constant Physical courage is viz,
tue which is almost always put away in the
lumber room Moral courage is wanted day
by day
No man who allows his wife to chop
stoyewood has any business with his name
on the church books. The religion that
doesn't make a man kind to his falaily is
fraud, no matter how loud he says amen
in the meeting house. Cathbert appeal
1t is the man who is fraud and not
the religion. There must be genuine dol
lar or there could not be counterfeit
Grave robbers opened grave at Ros
well and left the corpse unbured They
had made mistake and gotten into an old
grave in place Of new one. At Smyrna
they were more successful and carried off
the corpse of negro bow named Harde-
man. The father searched the Medical
Colleges in Atlanta for the stolen body, but
was unable to identify it
We have one good friend who remem
bers us every christmas, as the following
appreciated card fully explains
Editors Marietta Journal Accept the
basket of cake, with every good wish for the
success and prosperity, as well the true sol
id comfort for the editors. and continued
success for their good paper, ifom
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